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Prometheus Bound

Aeschylus

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Which of the following is not a reason for Prometheus's punishment?

(A) He does not love Zeus

(B) He stole fire from the gods

(C) He planned to depose Zeus

(D) He loved human beings too much

Which character does not appear in the play?

(A) Oceanus

(B) Kratus

(C) Oceanids

(D) Zeus

Which of these was least likely to influence Aeschylus in writing the play?

(A) Personal dislike of Zeus as a result of too much praying as a child

(B) New philosophical ideas that did not leave room for gods

(C) The establishment of a democracy in Athens

(D) Intense cultural activity in Athens

Prometheus prophesies which of the following?

(A) He will save Zeus from destruction

(B) Zeus will be destroyed

(C) Io's descendant will free him

(D) All of the above

Which of the following do not contribute to the image of Zeus as a tyrant?

(A) Imagery of the yoke and harness

(B) The names of Zeus's servants

(C) A list of Zeus's offenses against human beings

(D) Claims that Zeus does not have pity

Zeus has servants whose names mean each of the following except

(A) Violence

(B) Force

(C) Guile

(D) All of the above are names of Zeus's servants

Kratus states that Hephaestus should hate Prometheus because

(A) Prometheus is not a god

(B) Prometheus wants the gods to hate him

(C) Prometheus has a misshapen head

(D) Otherwise Zeus might punish him

Whom has Zeus punished or threatened to punish?

(A) Atlas

(B) Inachus

(C) Typho

(D) All of the above

When does Prometheus propose to reveal his prophecy to Zeus?

(A) When he is freed from his shackles

(B) When Zeus asks nicely

(C) When his heart has softened

(D) When the fat lady sings

Which of the following does not contribute to the impression that Oceanus is not fully sincere in his desire to help Prometheus?

(A) He does not get off his flying beast while talking

(B) He tells the Chorus that Prometheus cannot be saved

(C) Prometheus does not tell him nearly as much as he tells the Chorus and Io

(D) He gives advice without first asking any questions

What did Prometheus do when Zeus fought the Titans?

(A) Helped the Titans plan their assault

(B) Sat on the sidelines and watched

(C) Helped Zeus repel the attackers

(D) Stole fire while everyone was busy fighting

Prometheus does not teach human beings how to

(A) Yoke animals

(B) Cure diseases

(C) Wage war

(D) Write

In what order does Prometheus list the metals he taught humanity to mine?

(A) Bronze, iron, silver, gold

(B) Gold, silver, iron, bronze

(C) Iron, silver, bronze, gold

(D) It's not clear from the text and no one cares anyway

All of the following landmarks are named after Io except

(A) The Bosporus

(B) The Aegean Sea

(C) The Ionian Sea

(D) All of the above were named after Io

Which of the following is not part of Prometheus's future punishment?

(A) An eagle will come daily to eat his liver

(B) Heracles will shoot him with an arrow

(C) He will be entombed in the rock and drawn underground

(D) He cannot be freed unless a god agrees to die for him

According to Hephaestus, why is Zeus so harsh in his punishments?

(A) He is bloodthirsty

(B) He wants revenge against those who tormented him

(C) He is manic-depressive

(D) He is a new ruler

Io is pursued by

(A) The Furies

(B) The Red Devils

(C) Argos

(D) The ghost of Argos

Io's descendants will not include

(A) Inachus

(B) The Danaids

(C) Kings of Argos

(D) Epaphus

The Oceanids defy Hermes when he orders them to

(A) Go find their father

(B) Leave Prometheus alone

(C) Help tighten Prometheus's bonds

(D) Pray to Zeus for forgiveness

Prometheus learned his prophecies from

(A) His mother

(B) His father

(C) An Oracle

(D) The world's only working eight ball

Which of the following does Hermes compare Prometheus to?

(A) The rock he is chained to

(B) A blind man

(C) A snake

(D) A colt

Which of the following does the Chorus not endorse?

(A) Piety

(B) Pity

(C) Marrying Olympian gods

(D) Reconciliation

When asked why he is being punished, Prometheus always does which of the following?

(A) Immediately describes his theft of fire in detail

(B) Stalls for a while and then answers very briefly

(C) Abruptly ends the conversation

(D) Makes up a story about getting tangled in these chains during a hunting trip

With regard to his punishment, which of the following does Prometheus claim?

(A) That he knew about it in advance

(B) That he did not realize that he would be punished

(C) That he wanted to suffer in solidarity with his brothers

(D) That he will never be freed from it

Which of the following probably concluded the original Prometheus trilogy?